Environmental Planning Commission

City of Mountain View Agenda Environmental Planning Commission Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox and Chair Baird Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:00 PM Council Chambers, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES APPROVAL-None. 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for up to three minutes during this section. If there appears to be a large number of speakers, speaking time may be reduced to no less than 1.5 minutes. State law prohibits the Council from acting on nonagenda items. 5. PUBLIC HEARING 5.1 East Whisman Precise Plan Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) adopt: 1. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Certify the East Whisman Precise Plan Final Environmental Impact Report and Adopt the CEQA Findings, Including Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 1 to the Staff Report); 2. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve a General Plan Map and Text Amendment for the East Whisman Mixed-Use Designation, Consistent with the East Whisman Precise Plan, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 2 to the Staff Report); 3. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve a Zoning Map Amendment for Parcels Located in the East Whisman Precise City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 9/27/2019 Environmental Planning Agenda October 2, 2019 Commission Plan from ML (Limited Industrial), ML-T (Limited Industrial with Transit Floating), CN (Commercial-Neighborhood), CO (Commercial-Office), R3-2 (Residential-Multiple-Family), and P (Planned Community) to P-41 (East Whisman Precise Plan), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 3 to the Staff Report); 4. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Adopt the East Whisman Precise Plan, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 4 to the Staff Report); 5. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve a Zoning Text Amendment to Remove Section 36.26.90, Transit (-T) District, from Chapter 36 of the City Code, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 5 to the Staff Report); and 6. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve Draft Jobs-Housing Linkage Program Administrative Guidelines, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 6 to the Staff Report). Attachments: Staff Report Exhibit 1 - Resolution EIR, Findings, MMR Exhibit 1 - Attachment A Exhibit 1 - Attachment B Exhibit 1 - Attachment C Exhibit 2 - Resolution General Plan Amendment Exhibit 2 - Attachment A Exhibit 3 - Resolution Zoning Map Amendment Exhibit 3 - Attachment A Exhibit 4 - Resolution East Whisman Precise Plan Exhibit 4 - Attachment A Exhibit 5 - Resolution Zoning Text Amendment Exhibit 6 - Resolution Jobs-Housing Linkage Guidelines Exhibit 6 - Attachment A Exhibit 7 - Summary of Prior Meetings Exhibit 8 - Detailed EPC and BPAC Comments Exhibit 9 - Public Comment Exhibit 10 - Other Precise Plan Changes Exhibit 11- Recent Office Buildings Exhibit 12 - Draft EIR Exhibit 13 - City Council Report Dated June 25, 2019 City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 9/27/2019 Environmental Planning Agenda October 2, 2019 Commission 5.2 Request for Minor Zoning Text Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning Ordinance) of the City Code and the R4 Multi-Family Standards Handout Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) adopt: 1. A Resolution Recommending that the City Council Approve Minor Zoning Text Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning Ordinance) of the City Code for Improved Clarity and Consistency with Legislative Updates, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 1 to the Staff Report); and 2. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve Text Amendments to the R4 Multi-Family Standards, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 2 to the Staff Report). Attachments: Staff Report Exhibit 1 - Resolution - Zoning Exhibit 2 - Resolution - R4 MultiFamily Standards Exhibit 3 - Table Summary of Draft Amendments Exhibit 4 - City Council Report Dated October 9, 2018 Exhibit 5 - Redlined Draft Ordinance Exhibit 6 - City Council Report Dated April 30, 2019 Exhibit 7 - Redlined R4 Multi-Family Standards Handout 6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time. 7. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to the Special Meeting of October 12, 2019, 500 Castro Street. Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at www.mountainview.gov as an agenda will be posted the Friday prior to the meeting. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 9/27/2019 Environmental Planning Agenda October 2, 2019 Commission NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, First Floor the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, online at http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?startid=29360 and during each Commission meeting. Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 or community.development@mountainview.gov. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, First Floor during normal business hours and at the meeting location during the meeting. The Environmental Planning Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting. It is the policy of the Environmental Planning Commission that all evening meetings of the Commission, including Study Sessions, be adjourned no later than 11:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up by the Commission after 11:00 p.m. unless the Commission has determined by majority vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Commission may take up and act upon the more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular, special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Commission directs otherwise. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)) ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION: Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. Anyone wishing to address the Commission on a nonagenda item may do so during the Oral Communications portion of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. An individual speaker shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Commission. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Commission by majority vote. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator. City of Mountain View Page 4 Printed on 9/27/2019